time, the risks would have been reduced. i think the scandal here is that, basically, motorways have been expanded on the cheap and safety considerations have not always been at the top of the agenda. the transport select committee said these new smart waterways allow 1600 vehicles every hour to travel, and it s vital on busy days. this was vital to ease congestion, to allow people to get around faster and more easily. is there a better way to do this? ., , easily. is there a better way to do this? . , ., , ., this? certainly we would question whether smart this? certainly we would question whether smart motorways - this? certainly we would question i whether smart motorways worked this? certainly we would question i whether smart motorways worked in terms of congestion. all our surveys show almost 40% of drivers do not use the inside lane which would have been the hard shoulder on smart motorways because they are petrified that there may be a broken down vehicle ahead so y
in sport today, delight for scottish side darvel. how the sixth tier side upset all the odds to knock out premiership side aberdeen in what s being called the biggest upset in scottish cup history. 0k, set, and. . .action. and it s one of the biggest hits of the year so far. we go behind the scenes with star of happy valleyjames norton. there s an energy about tommy. there s a kind of animal, vital and unstoppable kind of force. and so when he s allowed to let rip, like he was yesterday, it s so fun. good morning. the northwest, southeast split in the weather once again today. the north and the west and cloudy with some patchy rain, and cloudy with some patchy rain, and the south has patchy fog and frost. it s tuesday 24th january. failings by the probation service left a serial offender free to commit murder, just days after he was released from prison, according to a damning watchdog report. the chief inspector of probation said a catalogue of errors led tojordan mcsweene
need to respect democratic norms if her demands for a referendum i refused, so it thinly veiled reference to putin again there. all reference to putin again there. all rise, barrister is on strike over pgy- rise, barrister is on strike over pay. we always think about fat cat lawyers, don t be? but in fact, criminaljunior barrister is don t get paid very much when they take low of the expenses out. absolutely not. there is a striking photograph on the front page, so an earlier photograph on the front page, so an earlier with photograph on the front page, so an earlier with a barrister with next to an earlier with a barrister with next to an rmt earlier with a barrister with next to an rmt solidarity poster outside one of to an rmt solidarity poster outside one of the to an rmt solidarity poster outside one of the courts, just shows how this issue one of the courts, just shows how this issue of one of the courts, just shows how this issue of pay is affecting all
Pnsons is this because of crowded prisons or because its a sensible policy . Has mass sensible policy . Has mass migration become a brute fact of post Brexit Britain . Well, a new post Brexit Britain . Well, a new report has suggested that net migration will remain at pre brexit levels for the foreseeable future , despite foreseeable future, despite David Camerons promise to bring numbers down to the tens of thousands, nearly 15 years ago. Plus guess what . A future Labour Government send you to prison for intentionally misuse , for intentionally misuse, rendering someone proposed new labour reforms to lgbt plus hate crime laws have prompted critics to suggest this could see britains prisons even busier as the spaces get taken up by those convicted of word crimes. State of the nation starts now. Of the nation starts now. Ill be joined by scintillatingly intellectual panel this evening. Gb news senior political commentator nigel nelson and the editor of conservative home and former tory
The bank of englands Monetary Policy committee, the nine economists who decided Interest Rates, they dont meet every month. They meet eight months a yeah month. They meet eight months a year. The fact that they have been held, it is disappointing for lots of people who want to remortgage their house. They want to see Mortgage Rates come down, its also disappointing, of course, for someone called rishi sunak, who is betting hes bet the ranch , bet the tories bet the ranch, bet the tories entire strategy for this election, to the extent they have a strategy on playing the long game, on waiting for Interest Rate cuts on getting more tax cuts in. Weve had two so far, those National Insurance reductions, tory high command wants to get another one in before the general election. So i dont think therell be disappointment in downing street because they knew this was coming. They knew there wasnt being an Interest Rate cut today. Now, when i take my eyes away from the camera and manage to read,